Buttercup
Fortune is live streaming her truth, weaving words of survival and solidarity. From a little girl in a bedroom in Kinshasa to a bold young poet in Liverpool, this is her story.
Fortune is live streaming an informal spoken word gig to her online followers. As she takes the mic, she desperately hopes that her audience will include the one person who needs to hear her truth: her mother.
Weaving together words, poems, and memories, she shares her story, from her life as a vulnerable little girl in a bedroom in Kinshasa to a bold young woman partying and performing in Liverpool.
Only now is she ready to revisit a past she has locked away, to recognise the power behind her mother鈥檚 warnings, and to accept the truth that she was never to blame for what happened to her.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Fortune | Dorcas Sebuyange |
| Evie | Gabrielle Ellison |
| Carla | Ade Ajibade |
| Mother | Emmanuela Yogolelo |
| Writer | Dorcas Sebuyange |
| Associate Producer | Odile Mukete |
| Producer | Jennifer Monks |
| Producer | Leanne Jones |
| Director | Julia Samuels |
| Production Company | Tigerlily Productions |
| Production Company | 20 Stories High |
Broadcast
- Wed 14 Apr 2021 22:40
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